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July 2026

Webinar – Business Model #1

Jul 7 @ 10:00 am - 11:30 am
Free

Come ready to work on your business in this two-part training.  Business planning is a tool to help your business! It’s an opportunity to create a road map and tell the story of the business with a focus on key elements. Highlighted Topics:          Creating a Business Plan          Goal Development          Business Development          Marketing Plans          Advertising Strategies          Financials - Overview Instructor: Connie Sparks REGISTER NOW

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Introduction to Entrepreneurship

Jul 7 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Free

Some are entrepreneurs or naturally entrepreneurial. This is an opportunity to explore the “entrepreneur in you”. The featured one-hour session will highlight entrepreneurship as an option to generate income and cash flow, and provide steps to start a formal business. Participants will also be introduced to resources to help take the next step in starting or growing your business, or transitioning from current activity into a formal business including the areas below: • Learn the Steps from Business Idea to…

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Webinar – The Small Things That Matter in Warehouse Layout

Jul 7 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Free

  Whether you're organizing inventory in business, home office, garage, small commercial space, or a medium-sized warehouse, a well-planned layout can improve productivity, reduce costs, and support future growth. This webinar will focus on issues that should be considered when designing or redesigning a warehouse operation. Instructor: Michael Letson REGISTER NOW

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Webinar – Claims and Lawsuits: Litigation Basics

Jul 9 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Free

  This webinar will explain various aspects of litigation small business owners should know, such as determining legal rights, sending “cease and desist” and other demand letters, stages of litigation such as the summons and complaint, discovery, motions, trial, judgement, and appeals, hiring a litigator, barriers to litigation such as “statutes of limitation,” litigation costs, and settling lawsuits before trial. Instructor: Erica Bristol REGISTER NOW

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Webinar – Business Model #2

Jul 14 @ 10:00 am - 11:30 am
Free

  This is the ideal workshop where business owners at all levels will learn how to build, design, and define a business model. A business model is what defines a business and its practice. In this workshop attendees will learn how to first define their business model. They will be introduced to a business model canvas as a tool.  Topics are below: · Building Blocks for the Business Model · Introduction to Business Model Tool Instructor: Connie Sparks REGISTER NOW

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Webinar – Entrepreneur/Business Owner Tools

Jul 14 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Free

Lots to do and not enough time?  Come ready to explore tools and resources to help improve your business and maximize your time. Instructor: Connie Sparks REGISTER NOW

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Webinar – Explore Starting Your Home Based Business

Jul 15 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Free

This informational Webinar, will give you a good overview of what it takes to Start Your Own Home-Based Business. Having this knowledge will nurture your dream of being self-employed and doing what you want to do in life. From selecting a business and getting it registered to how to balance your home life with our work life, this introduction will help you move forward towards entrepreneurship! Instructor: Helene Liatsos REGISTER NOW

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Webinar – Legal Issues in Marketing and Promotion

Jul 16 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Free

Presenter: Erica Bristol This webinar will introduce small business owners to legal issues in marketing and promotion, such as “puffery” vs. fraud and misleading advertising; steering clear of copyright infringement and rights of privacy/publicity; marketing by phone, fax, email, and text; using social media; differences in federal and state laws; legal protections in marketing; and legal penalties for noncompliance. REGISTER NOW

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August 2026

Webinar – AI- How to Use AI Effectively And Efficiently

Aug 12 @ 10:30 am - 11:30 am
Free

AI- HOW TO USE AI EFFECTIVELY AND EFFICIENTLY Stop working harder and start working smarter! Join SBDC Digital Marketing Consultant Darren Elliott for a high-impact, free webinar designed to help you master the internal and external power of Artificial Intelligence. We’re moving past the hype to show you how AI can become your most productive "employee" while keeping your brand’s credibility ironclad. Claim your spot to this free webinar! Instructor: Darren Elliott REGISTER NOW

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Webinar – Software License Agreements: The Basics

Aug 13 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Free

Presenter: Erica Bristol This webinar will provide small business owners with the basics for creating or entering into software license agreements, such as exclusivity, territory, licensed rights and exclusions, ownership, term and termination, and bankruptcy. REGISTER NOW

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Webinar – Veterans, Military and Spouses Series – 1:00 – 3:15 pm including a 15 minute break

Aug 13 @ 1:00 pm - 3:15 pm
Free

Instructor: Gerald Anderson Webinar - Veterans, Military and Spouses Series:  Introduction to Entrepreneurship - 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM Learn how to successfully make the transition from military servicemember to civilian entrepreneur, and how some of the very skills and resources that you developed during military service afford you a competitive advantage.  Topics include:   transitioning from military pay to civilian income, identifying some common mistakes made by first-time entrepreneurs, getting your idea ‘business-ready’, identifying the various pre-Launch, Launch, and post-Launch activities,…

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Webinar – Can I Protect That Brand Name, Slogan, or Logo? Trademark Basics

Aug 20 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Free

Presenter: Erica Bristol This webinar will provide small business owners with information on why a “trademark” is a valuable asset for a company to own; how “trademarks” help customers identify goods and services; how to select, use and protect a “trademark”; the importance of doing “search and clearance” activities prior to adoption and use; state and federal trademark “registration”; and how to avoid violating the trademark rights of others. REGISTER NOW

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Webinar – Veterans, Military and Spouses Series – 1:00 – 3:15 pm including a 15 minute break

Aug 20 @ 1:00 pm - 3:15 pm
Free

Instructor: Gerald Anderson Webinar - Veterans, Military and Spouses Series:  How to Start a Small Business 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM Learn to start, run and grow your business. This workshop covers critical topics such as business development, market research, business entities and so much more. Don’t waste another minute, join us in learning how to bring your entrepreneurial idea life. Break 2:00 PM - 2:15 PM Webinar - Veterans, Military and Spouses Series:  Finding Funding 2:15 PM - 3:15 PM…

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Webinar – Protecting the Company’s “Secret Sauce”: Trade Secret Basics

Aug 27 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Free

This webinar will teach small business owners how to protect the company’s inventions, ideas and secrets. Attendees will learn the basics of trade secret law; the kinds of information that can be protected as a trade secret; confidentiality requirements; ownership issues; how to avoid losing trade secret protection; and how to avoid violating the trade secret rights of others. Instructor: Erica Bristol   REGISTER NOW

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September 2026

Webinar – Increasing Sales – Secrets and Best Practices to Overcome Objections

Sep 23 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Free

Looking for ways to increase sales?  Experienced a “No” from a potential customer?  Come ready to learn about increasing sales through attracting new customers.  Sales objections will be unlocked.  Tips and techniques to handle objections will be explored. Best practices will be shared, so you are ready to tackle the next “No” from a potential customer with the goal for a “Yes”. Instructor: Anngel Benoun REGISTER NOW

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October 2026

Webinar – Sales Strategy Tips for Your Business

Oct 21 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Free

Come ready to learn Sales Strategies Tips for Your Business as you explore the following: Skill Set vs. Style Pricing Competitive Advantage Value Proposition Instructor: Anngel Benoun REGISTER NOW

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November 2026

Webinar – Veterans, Military and Spouses Series – 1:00 – 3:15 pm including a 15 minute break

Nov 12 @ 1:00 pm - 3:15 pm
Free

Instructor: Gerald Anderson Webinar - Veterans, Military and Spouses Series:  Introduction to Entrepreneurship - 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM Learn how to successfully make the transition from military servicemember to civilian entrepreneur, and how some of the very skills and resources that you developed during military service afford you a competitive advantage.  Topics include:   transitioning from military pay to civilian income, identifying some common mistakes made by first-time entrepreneurs, getting your idea ‘business-ready’, identifying the various pre-Launch, Launch, and post-Launch activities,…

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Webinar – Veterans, Military and Spouses Series – 1:00 – 3:15 pm including a 15 minute break

Nov 19 @ 1:00 pm - 3:15 pm
Free

Instructor: Gerald Anderson Webinar - Veterans, Military and Spouses Series:  How to Start a Small Business 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM Learn to start, run and grow your business. This workshop covers critical topics such as business development, market research, business entities and so much more. Don’t waste another minute, join us in learning how to bring your entrepreneurial idea life. Break 2:00 PM - 2:15 PM Webinar - Veterans, Military and Spouses Series:  Finding Funding 2:15 PM - 3:15 PM…

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December 2026

Webinar – Business Model #2

Dec 16 @ 10:00 am - 11:30 am
Free

This is the ideal workshop where business owners at all levels will learn how to build, design, and define a business model. A business model is what defines a business and its practice. In this workshop attendees will learn how to first define their business model. They will be introduced to a business model canvas as a tool.  Topics are below: · Building Blocks for the Business Model · Introduction to Business Model Tool Instructor: Connie Sparks REGISTER NOW

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Webinar – Entrepreneur/Business Owner Tools

Dec 16 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Free

Lots to do and not enough time?  Come ready to explore tools and resources to help improve your business and maximize your time. Instructor: Connie Sparks REGISTER NOW

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